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Extra! Extra! ... The Co-op Ci.ty 'limes has just learned that the Office of Community Development (OCD) is offering a final chance to all those who· missed the reservation deadline for the Youth Benefit Dinner-TheatreDanS .. Reservations are now being taken for the dancing and late night disco portion of the evening oniy. Nôw, those cooperators· who
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work late on Saturdays or who missed the regular deadline (this , past Friday) can still attend the Saturday evening, January 19, event; However, there are only a limited number of seats left.
So, if you want to join in what promises to be one of the major Cb-opQty events of 1980, contact the Office of Community Devel-. opment at 671-3967 Monday through Friday, 9-5· p.m. The price $10 per person and the OCDœn accommodate parties of up to ten people at a table.
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Emergency repairs on power plant pumps are currently underway in the wake of two breakdowns earlier this week :which had forced a partial reduction in apartment heating temperatures throughout the community early Tuesday morning. The failures have been attributed to defects stemming from original faulty construction of the power plant. According to General Manager George Steiner, one high pres-
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at the Eugene List concert tomorrow, January 13, Truman Auditorium. Tickets for the List concert will be available at the door. Please be specific about which event you wish· to purchase tickets for. The Dinner-r>ance will include the Off-Broadway musical, U This & Madnes.s, a full course dinner (k9sher or non-kosher), dancing to the Steve Lane Orchestra and then a late night disco. So don't miss out. Call 671-3697 and ~e your seats for this evening of fun and dance your fellow cooperators . . member, better late than never.
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Riverbay officials and UFT representátives sign lease-far new union office at Dreiser loop. left to right are: Riverbay Commercial Liaison Renee Gaines, Riverbay Counsel Matthew Lifflander, Uf'[Bronx Borough Representative Ma~io Raimo, •····
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st By Madelon Joyce Rosen Key union officials, Co-op City leaders and Bronx borough legis. lators came to CQ-op ,Qty, last . Friday evening, January 4, to attend the official opening of th~ United Federation of Teachers Bronx borough office in Dreiser 1.oop Shopping Center. , Present at the opening were UF'f President Albert Shanker, UF'f Staff Director Sandra Feldman, State Attorney General Bèb Abrams, BronxBorough President Stanley Simon, Riverbay Presicj.ent Charles Parness, Di.strict Leaders Sandra Parness and Al Davidson. Sérators Abraham Bernstein and John Flynn, Assemblymen Eliot Engel and Vincen~ Marchi.selli, and Councilman Stephen Kaufman and Jerry Crispino. Also present were UF'f officers, school super" intendents, principals and cor;n-
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munity school board personnel. lVJario Raimo, borough representative for.fue UFT and head of the Dreiser office, ~;,¡pressed opti.i:nïsm over the relocation of the borough office to Cb-op Qty from its previous site at Fordham Road and the Grand Concourse. "Wê are very happy with the cooperation we've · gotten,'/ Raimo noted. . The UFT borough representative pointed out that now many union members who hadn't previously been familiar with Co-op Qty would now èome. here and take note of the community. Teachers, secretaries and para-professionals. will all utilize the office, whieh serves over 15,000 people who work in the Bronx school system. According to Raimo and administrative assistant Myra
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Eugene list, known as "The Pianist of the Presidents", will perform cit Truman Auditorium tomorrow, January 13, at 3 p.m. list, who has performed for Presidents Roosevelt, Trumán, Einenhower, Kennedy, Nixon and ford, will perform works by Bach, Brahms, Chopin and Debussy as weH as works by AmericancomposersMcDoweil, 'Gottschalk and Guiraud. Tickets for the concert will be purchased cit the door. 'Prices are'$ 5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and students, $ 3.50 for Northeast Bronx Cultural Center members and $2.50 for children under 12. Don't miss the man the London Times hailed as "a great musical performer."
Bylmlöch The Committee is a united The Community Coordinating front representing the Riverbay Committee, which was formed>: Board of Directors, the Co-op Qty Council, building association last week to fight for stable rents leaders and tlie Coalition of Comin Cb-op Qty, is gearing up for munity Organizatio~. the mass rally of cooperators to Riverbay ~dent Charles be held on Monday, January 21, Parness will serve as .ehaírman at 8 p.m. in the Murray Lerner for the rally and will make some Auditorium in Dreiser Center. introductory remarks. He will be Accoroing to a statement isfollowed by a series of speakers sued last week, the rally is being from the community: Council called to inform the community of the issues· involved in Co-op Olairperson Fran Irizarry discussing the history of Mit Qty's struggle for rent stabilizaLama (M-L) law, Council tion and to enlist the communiciai Secretary Carl Trost · on ty's participation and support in construction cost overruns and the face of State proposals calling the Levitt Report, Council v.c. for maæive rent increases and a Ron My, ire t.o provide funds for con'.on defect repairs.
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